Thesaurus results for PHONES

phones

verb

present tense third-person singular of phone

as in dials

to make a telephone call to she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner

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Recent Examples of phones Prior to having a conversation with Carmy about franchising, Ebraheim phones Albert for a pep talk. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 June 2026 In the movie, Yetnikoff phones up MTV CEO Bob Pittman and starts screaming at him. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026 Our one peek into it comes when Darren phones Evy to pressure her to ditch her mom and come to a party. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 The driver then phones the police, while arguing with officers at the scene. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

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When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
The keyboard and touchpad are areas where Dell dials back from the higher-end XPS 14 and 16.

— Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026

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West, an Alaska cardiac nurse, calls him Gabriel and is asking a Texas judge to give her sole conservatorship, which would put medical decision-making in her hands.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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